DeeGripp

Dear friends, I am an international student and I am considering applying to BU's Master in Advertising this fall. I took my first shot at the GRE yesterday and scored V161 and Q155. ( I am still waiting on my essays' scores). While I am pleased with these results ( they do indicate that I can cope with the format and materials covered in the exam) I think that I can do way better and improve my numbers a bit, so I am planning on retaking the exam in early fall. My question is though, does BU, and particularly the college of communication give out financial aid and scholarships to international students and how much (percentage-wise from the total tuition and fees)? I presume that I will still have to pay a big part of it but I am wondering how much the school may be willing to give to an international student based on merit? I looked at the statistics on grad BU applicants here but there are hardly any people that applied to do Advertising. So, does anybody have any experience with the school? Thank you very much in advance.

Thank you both for your replies. They are really helpful. Fuzzylogician, I absolutely agree with your arguments. I am getting myself more and more convinced with the fact that I should finish the degree and focus on what I want to do next. After all, the degree did not turn out to be what I had expected but it has helped me aquire knowledge int the particular area. When it comes to being fluent in English when you are not a native speaker, I should point out that I myslef am not a native English speaker. The level of English of many of my cassmates, however is absolutely atrocious and this fact is bothering me primarily because our course requires a lot of group work. Being in a group with 4 other students who find it hard to express themselves can make this experience a complete torture and influence our academic record in a rather negative way. It is highly dissapointing and demotivating to see that a large number of people do not comply with the simple English Language entry requirements, and such an occurence suggests strongly that the institution has admitted such students for the doubled amount of fee they are to pay ( non/EU applicants are to pay a much larger tuition according to English laws). It is,indeed sad to see that some universitites have clearly blown this cash-generating action out of proportion and I can daresay that the institution I am attending right now is one of them. I really want to study Advertising and regret the fact that I did not pursue this desire a little earlier. I did have some strong reasons for that at the time when I was to make the decision, though. Now, I am hoping that time will pass fast and that I will get to put this unpleasant experience behind me. :/

Hey guys, Here goes my little story. I enrolled in a Marketing MSc programme in the fall of 2012 in a UK-based university. Unfortunatley, things have been going downwards from day 1. Soon after starting, I realised that the programme I am in does not ideally suit my experience and academic background. The programme turned out to be more suitable for people with jib experienc in the area. I had only 4 Marketing classes forming a Marketing conecentratioin along with my BA Business degree. Furthermore, I found myself being very dissapointed with the academic level in class. The place is very international, which is a good thing but mist students do not seem to have the necessary entry requirements that they should have.. Such as a proper level of spoken English!! I am starting my second semester now and I am determined ti finish this thing, despite the fact that I often feel like running away which everybody tells me not to do. My choice has been eating me out for the past months and at times I don't think it's worth c=going on even if it's for 4 more months. The part that bothers me the most is that I realise that I want to work in Advertising and that I want to study Advertising. I am thinking about reapplying for a programme in a US-based university. My questions are: Is a second degree in Advertising going to look unnecessary and redundant given that Marketing and Advertising are closely related? Should I just take this semester off if I feel so unhappy with my choice and try to figure things out? Can I just go on with another degree and try to forget this thing ever happened? How am I going to explain this to potential employees? Any feedback would be highly appreciated!! Sincerely yours, A Little Lost